Royal Air Force
Supermarine Spitfire
A single-seat, short-range high-performance interceptor aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War.
Hawker Hurricane
A single-seat aircraft used in several versions and adaptations, resulting in a series of aircraft which acted as interceptor-fighters, fighter-bombers ("Hurribombers"), and ground support aircraft.
Avro Lancaster
A four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force, affectionately known as "The Lanc".
Bristol Blenheim
A light bomber aircraft, adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter.
Bristol Beaufighter
Often referred to as simply the Beau, this was a British long-range heavy fighter and had a long career and served in almost all theatres of war.
Boulton Paul Defiant
A fighter aircraft and bomber interceptor built as a "turret fighter", known by pilots as "Daffy".
Gloster Gladiator
A biplane fighter used by the RAF and Royal Navy, it was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it was being introduced.
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Luftwaffe
The German Luftwaffe was one of the strongest, most doctrinally advanced, and most battle-experienced air forces in the world when World War II started in Europe in September 1939.[1] Officially unveiled in 1935, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, its purpose was to support Adolf Hitler's "Blitzkrieg" across Europe. The aircraft that were to serve in the Luftwaffe were of a new age and technically superior to that of most other nations in the 1930s. Types like the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka and Messerschmitt Bf 109 came to symbolise German air power.
Messerschmitt Bf 109
One of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, a retractable landing gear, and was powered by liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engines.
Junkers Ju 87
The "Stuka" was a two-seat ground-attack aircraft, recognisable by its inverted gull wings, fixed undercarriage and its infamous Jericho-Trompete ("Jericho Trumpet") wailing siren.
Dornier Do 17
Referred to as Fliegender Bleistift ("flying pencil"), it was a light bomber designed to be so fast that it could outrun defending fighter aircraft.
Junkers Ju 88
A twin-engine, multi-role aircraft, affectionately known as "The Maid of all Work", was suited to almost any role.
Heinkel He 111
It masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium bomber and was the most numerous and the primary Luftwaffe bomber during the early stages of World War II.
Messerschmitt Bf 110
A twin-engine heavy fighter nicknamed Eisenseiten ("Ironsides"), but suffered a lack of agility in the air.
Breguet 521
A French long-range military reconnaissance flying boat, cpatured and pressed into service by the Luftwaffe during the occupation of France
Dornier Do 18
Designed as a flying boat in both military and civil roles, it established a seaplane record flying non-stop a straight distance of 8,391 km (5,214 mi) from Start Point, Devon to Caravelas in Brazil in 1938.
Focke-Wulf Fw 200
An all-metal four-engine monoplane that entered service as an airliner, with later as long-range reconnaissance and anti-shipping bomber aircraft as well as transport planes for troops and VIPs.
Heinkel He 59
Designed in 1930 resulting from a requirement for a torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft able to operate with equal facility on wheeled landing gear or twin-floats.
Heinkel He 115
A seaplane used as a torpedo bomber and general seaplane duties, such as reconnaissance and minelaying.
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Made by Rob Mason as a coding experiment for my own purposes, but is also intended as a respectful rememberance of the planes involved in the Battle of Britain and all the pilots who lost their lives during that conflict. Content is sourced via Wikipedia's entry on the Battle of Britain and the RAF's Battle of Britain History Site. Also if you're in the mood for a trip please pay a visit to the Battle of Britain Memorial.
This site was hand-coded in HTML5, using some CSS3 funk thrown in coupled with jQuery. It is likely only to work in modern web browsers, so make sure you get one. The font used in this is Puritan from Reading Type and is a good 1940's style font. All images are © of their respective owners.
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